Uncle Sam's Right Arm: A Patriotic Exercise — John Shaqi
Uncle Sam's Right Arm: A Patriotic ExercisePreston, Effa E. (Effa Estelle)
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Uncle Sam's Right Arm: A Patriotic Exercise
Preston, Effa E. (Effa Estelle)
Children's plays; Patriotic plays, American
12th. So buy a Thrift Stamp every day till the fight is won.
All. Do your bit for Uncle Sam, Make your money fight
Till the strife is ended with victory for the right.
UNCLE SAM:
Every War Saving Stamp that you buy
Is a step on the road to Berlin.
So purchase as many as ever you can
And the war we soon shall win.
_Enter any number girls in green with letters W S S on waist. Letters
may be cut from white paper. They sing, air, “Coming Through the Rye”._
1.
We are stamps of vast importance
Everybody knows.
Every sale of us, remember,
Helps defeat our foes.
CHORUS.
Saving Stamps you all must purchase—
Help the war to win,
So send us smiling on our way
Until we reach Berlin!
2.
Save your pennies, dimes and quarters
Save them constantly
Till you have enough to buy us,
Send us o’er the sea. CHORUS.
UNCLE SAM:
If you can’t fight your money can—
Don’t own a slacker dollar,
But send it straightway “Over There”
’Twill make the kaiser holler!
Buy bonds, buy bonds for Liberty
And loan the U S A
Each cent that you can live without,
’Twill surely save the day.
_Enter 12 girls in white with red, white and blue sashes and gilt paper
crowns, to represent Liberty. They carry red letters spelling_ LIBERTY
BONDS.
1st. Let every patriot do his best and help to win the war with zest.
2nd. Invest your money in a bond, and to your country’s call respond.
3rd. Better a loan to win the war than tribute to a conqueror.
4th. Even the smallest bond may save the life of many a soldier
brave.
5th. Remember if you do not go your money should, so don’t be slow.
6th. To save Democracy we fight so aid the cause with all your might.
7th. You know we’re in the fight to stay so buy a bond or two today.
8th. Be generous, it is the due of those who give their lives for
you.
9th. Over the seas, amid the fray, their fate depends on us today.
10th. Now let us send with lavish hand our money to the gallant band.
11th. Don’t put it off, don’t hesitate, next month, next year, may be
too late.
12th. So buy a bond for Liberty, and send your money o’er the sea.
UNCLE SAM:
I view with pride my bold marines
Who sail the raging sea.
As fighters they are wonderful,
So fierce and brave they be.
_Enter 10 boys in sailor costume. They sing, air, “Sailing”._
1.
Heave ho! my lads. We must away
And anchor raise while yet ’tis day
For far across the waters blue
Our bark will bear its gallant crew.
Our country’s foes we gladly go to fight
While o’er us floats our starry banner bright.
CHORUS.
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